Halloween课件.ppt

Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in).
The Celtic people lived over 2,000 years ago In the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Northern France.
celebrated on November
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date marked the end of
autumn and the
beginning of Winter.
The Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the death became blurred as the dead searched for the afterlife. Thus, on the night of October 31st, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to Earth to cause mischief and trouble. The Celts also wore costumes to disguise themselves, in an attempt to confuse the spirits roaming the Earth.
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Jack-o-lanterns
People have been making Jack-o-lanterns at Halloween for centuries. The practice originated from an Irish myth about a man known as “Stingy Jack.” Stingy Jack one day invited the Devil to have a drink with him. Not wanting to pay for the drink, he tricked the Devil into turning himself into a coin, and then put the Devil into his pocket next to a cross that prevented the Devil from changing back into his original form. Jack freed the Devil after the Devil promised not to bother Jack or, should he die, claim his soul.
Eventually, when Jack did die, God would not take him into Heaven, and the Devil, who had promised not to claim Jack’s soul, could not take him into Hell. Thus, the Devil sent Jack’s spirit into the night with only a burning candle to light his way. Jack put the candle into a carved out turnip and has been roaming the Earth ever since. The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as “Jack of the Lantern,” and then simply as “Jack-o-lantern”
Halloween
• Remember the date:
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History and Origin Ways of Celebration
Foods Symbols
October 31st is Halloween
Halloween is one of the world’s oldest holidays, celebrated in several countries around the globe including the USA, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, Mexico, Latin America, and Spain.
The Impact of Christianity
By the A.D. 800’s, the influence of Christianity had spread into Celtic lands.
November 1st was designed as All Saints Day, a time to honor Saints andMartyrs. It was known as All Hallowmas.
Thus, October 31st became known as All Hallows Eve, and eventually was shortened to the current day title, Halloween.
tradition：
• Dress up as ghosts, zombies, etc • "Trick or treat" • Jack-o-lanterns